Some grand sprinters over the years have won and some all-time favourites from Hong Kong are amongst them. That is because the sprinters are the horses best known internationally from there – such as Silent Witness, Absolute Champion, Sacred Kingdom, Lucky Nine and Aerovelocity.

Of the overseas winners, Falvelon won twice for Brisbane trainer Danny Bougoure and Damien Oliver before it became a winning up the 5 f straight. J J The Jet Plane scored for South Africa and the Japanese powerhouse Lord Kanaloa won twice.

The Longines Hong Kong Sprint is now the final leg of the Global Sprint Challenge.

Mr Stunning was one of Hong Kong's four home trained winners on International Day 2018.